Shecaniah

Meaning: one intimate with Jehovah; Shechani'ah, id.

  1. A priest to whom the tenth lot came forth when David divided the priests (1 Chronicles 24:11).

  2. One of the priests who were set “to give to their brethren by courses” of the daily portion (2 Chronicles 31:15).

  3. A priest whose sons are mentioned in 1 Chronicles 3:21, 22.

  4. Ezra 8:5.

  5. Ezra 10:2-4.

  6. The father of Shemaiah, who repaired the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 3:29).

  7. The father-in-law of Tobiah (Neh. 6:18).

  8. A priest who returned from the Captivity with Zerubbabel (Neh. 12:3; marginal note, or Shebaniah).